punctuational
- adjective
- /ˌpʌŋkʧuˈeɪʃənl/
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punctual
- Correct punctuation is crucial for clear writing; therefore, the teacher emphasized the importance of punctuational accuracy in her lessons.
- punctuational change
Examples
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As a former philatelist, I can experience punctuational chaos vicariously in the pages of my stamp album by tracing the hyperinflations of Hungary in 1946 and Germany in 1923.
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Thus, a Marxian style of punctuational change would lead us to view the current Russian crisis as a break between stages and a foreshadowing of the next inevitable social order.
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Warsh then argues that Marx's theory of economics and revolutionary historical change represents the most important expression of punctuational thinking in the social sciences.
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But one crucial difference between Marxian and modern views of punctuational change may well delineate both Russia’s dangers and hopes.
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Deckert (1988) describes his own teacher's journal in which he records grammatical, punctuational, or spelling responses that specific assignments elicit.
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This argument brings Warsh to the climax of his ironic theme: just as Russia displays the abject failure of the largest experiment in Marx's particular economic theory, the growth of punctuational thinking validates his broader views on the nature of change.
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In formal writing, using punctuational marks correctly helps ensure that the reader understands the intended meaning.
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Many students struggle with punctuational rules, such as when to use commas or semicolons in their essays.
Synonyms
Relating to punctuation marks used in writing or speech
Surface Forms
Morphology
punctuational = punctuation (transparent) = punctuation + al
The adjective is formed straightforwardly from the noun 'punctuation' plus the standard adjective-forming suffix '-al'.
Etymology
Punctuational comes from the root punct-, which means 'point' and is the same idea you see in puncture and punctuation. Think of commas and periods as little 'points' in a sentence, so punctuational means 'relating to punctuation marks'.
